As 2007 draws to a close:
Most homers hit in his career by a player who turned 50 in 2007
Tim Wallach 260
Kirk Gibson 255
Lou Whitaker 244
Bob Horner 218
Steve Balboni 181
By a player who turned 60 in 2007
Darrell Evans 414
Johnny Bench 389
Carlton Fisk 376
Ken Singleton 246
Richie Hebner 203
By a player who turned 70 in 2007
Orlando Cepeda 379
Brooks Robinson 268
Clete Boyer 162
Tom Tresh 153
And happy 70th birthday to Bobby Klaus, born December 27th, 1937. He only hit 6 homers in his short, two-season career, and was a lesser player than his brother Billy (who had some solid seasons in an 11-year career, including a rookie year in 1955 when he was second in the AL Rookie-of-the-Year voting to Herb Score), but who did start in the lead-off spot more than any other Met in 1964. Surprisingly, neither Bobby nor Billy seems to have garnered the nickname "Santa".
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